KMJS tops ratings
The Halloween special of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS) titled Gabi ng Lagim VI was the most-watched program as well as the mosttalked about topic on social media last Oct. 28.
Hosted by Jessica Soho, KMJS’ Halloween special recorded an overnight people audience rating of 14.4 percent in National Urban Television Audience Measurement (NUTAM), based on data from Nielsen TV Audience Measurement.
A few days ahead of the show’s airing, the online community was abuzz with excitement as netizens anticipate what KMJS had prepared for the Halloween. The hashtag #KMJSGabiNgLagimVI became the Philippines’ top trending topic on Twitter just a few seconds after the program aired. It hit the worldwide Twitter trends, peaking at No. 3 among the trending topics.
Since 2013, Gabi ng Lagim has become the mostawaited horror anthology on local TV. Going beyond the ordinary re-telling of spooky and mysterious stories, Gabi ng Lagim commissioned TV and film directors to depict real-life accounts into documenta- ries. Last Sunday’s special featured the works of GMA Public Affairs directors Rember Gelera, Adolfo Alix Jr., Aaron Pappins Mendoza and Zig Dulay. KMJS also tapped paranormal investigator Ed Caluag in investigating some of the featured strange incidents.
Gabi ng Lagim VI featured stories on the various ghost encounters in Manila City Hall as told by some of its employees; Aklan’s horror story of the undead or Amaranhig; the haunted hospital in Pampanga; and the unique premonitions and ability to predict future events of Jay Costura.
The Halloween special also saw the special participation of Ang Pagdadalaga ni Maximo Oliveros lead actor Nathan Lopez who portrayed Jay, and Ika-5 Utos star Inah de Belen, who appeared in the Haunted Hospital docu. Eat, Bulaga! mainstay Maine Mendoza, meanwhile, joined in the fun online when a netizen pointed out that it was her who was one of the undead in the docu on Amaranhig. Maine half-jokingly tweeted she had to do a cameo to earn extra money but later clarified that it was not her in the scene.